Smart Cooking: 5 Quick & Easy Recipes for Friend Gatherings

1. Smart Cooking: 5 Quick & Easy Recipes for Friend Gatherings: Cooking for me to follow free golden rules. It has to be quick and easy to make sure the decal your taste buds and it should be an act of love and creativity. Hi, my name is Lavinia and I'm passionate. Whole book story with cooking came about by chance. Type of person that doesn't enjoy eating the same thing twice. So in time I started to improvise a grave with my recipes. In this culture class, I will show you five simple yet special recipes that you can cook for yourself or for your loved ones. With the help of a few ingredients. We will try out several combinations adapted to the type of gatherings you are organizing. I will show you tips and tricks on how to transform simple foods into something marvelous. How to involve your gifts in preparing the meals, and how to offer a novel experience. People who are beginners will learn how to cook some quick and easy recipes for their friends and get easier into the habit of cooking. While those with more experience in the kitchen, we'll learn some new tricks, therefore, widen their perspective and you remind them how creative be. All you need for this course will be your full attention and commitment to trying out this new recipes and also your imaginations because you can improvise with your own ingredients that you have at home. Join me in this class and let's make your meals with friends and family. Unforgettable. 2. Welcome to the Class: Good evening everyone and welcome to this course. I assume that you are here because you are looking for some fresh ideas for when your friends would come over. Maybe you would like to impress them with some home-cooked meal. Or maybe you just want to cook something instead of ordering food. Maybe you're just curious because you've read quick and easy recipes for frame gatherings. Anyway, I'm glad you're here. My name is Lavinia and I will be your host throughout this course. I'm a home cook and I love to spend my time in the kitchen trying to find the most efficient ways of cooking and also enjoying it. And I'm telling you this pandemic not only gave me the opportunity to practice more, but also changed my perspective about gatherings and how we should create a welcoming space for our guests. And if you're like me and your time is mostly your enemy when it comes to taking care of your basic needs like food or sleep or pinning, gatherings, missing drudgery. You have to do the housecleaning by the groceries. And besides all that, you have to go. Perfect Banderas recipe. Diana call. She said she's going to be 20 minutes late. So in this course you're going to learn how to cook some pretty quick and easy recipes and how to adapt them according to your type of guests for a union. So that being said, let the cooking begin. 3. The WOW Factor: Risotto in Parmesan Baskets: Impressing your guests can sometimes be much easier than it seems. You don't have to cook three types of meals with incomprehensible names. There's maybe you should look for alternatives of serving or preparing the meals. That's why I'm going to show you how to cook a simple and creamy Parmesan risotto. Rather than shredding parmesan on top of the result of, we will create some beautiful parmesan baskets in which will place the result at the end. Good, I make a curious, Let's get started. First part of this recipe can be easily made in advance. For two Parmesan baskets, you will need about 50 grams of Parmesan and tuples like this. Hit a skill it over medium, high heat and sprinkle the cheese into a disc shape in the pan using glass around the edges to produce that lazy Luke. Allow it to get slightly golden underneath. Quickly draped the cheese disk, golden setup over an upside down bowl and cover it with another bowl or cloth. Allowed to cool completely. This produces one basket and you will have to repeat the same process until you have the number of baskets needed. You can use these Parmesan baskets for salad, french fries, past, or other interesting combinations that you have in mind. They can be stored in a cool place or set-aside for a few hours until your organic cooked risotto, which is important to be served immediately. Risotto is a very selfish recipe, but I assure you that it will be worth your time if you want the taste or consistency to really complement what's on those gorgeous baskets, then this dish might be for you. Here are the ingredients. 150 grams of risotto. One small white onion, one tablespoon of oil, three tablespoons of butter, four cups of chicken stock, and some salt to taste. In a medium saucepan hip the stock to a simmer, lower the heat so the stock stays hot. While you cook the resettle. In the large saucepan hit DLL and one tablespoon of butter over medium heat. When the butter has melted at the top, onion. Therefore two or three minutes or until slightly translucent. At the rise to the pot in stearic briskly with a wooden spoon so that the greens are coated with the oil and melted butter. Saute for another minute. And be careful not to let the rice turn brown. For upward of 20 minutes. You have one job and one job only. Steer the rise. Well, adding hot stock, a labeled full at a time, and cook the rise slowly so that the stock is absorbed. It's best not to try to multitask while you're doing it. When the recipe or almost dry, add another level of stock and repeat the process. Continue adding stock, a ladder, leisure time, or until you reach your desired consistency without being crunchy or al-Din div. If you run out of stock, but still have some uncooked grains, then finish cooking with hot water. Instead. Know that your result is ready. You have one step left. Staring the remaining two tablespoons of butter. And season two days with salt. Makes sure your result is hard enough before putting it in the basket. Imagine how impressed your guests will be when you shall then the process of assembling these amazing result of the grantee basket is perfect for catching all the rise. And they love watching as it melts right in front of their eyes. Okay guys, That's what's it? The recipe of this gorgeous result though with berms on? I hope that tour guests will say wall and enjoy this as much as I do. 4. Delicious Chocolate Brownies (Fresh & Frozen): I know that many of you are looking for some sweet recipes at home. And we can all agree that chocolate is more than her gun. So that's why I'm going to show you how to make those delicious Brown. Is that some simple ingredients? And there are two things I like about this recipe. One is that you can have more chocolate cream then DO until you is that you can eat it fresh out of the oven or cold and still go in the middle. And all that to butter and chocolate and cocoa powder will retain their flavor when frozen for later consumption. That being said, let's get started. Here are the ingredients you will need for this recipe. Feel free to double the amount if you have a bigger tree or if you have many guests coming over. 250 grams of quality dark chocolate, 250 grams of unsalted butter. For large x 150 grams of sugar. Two tablespoons of quality cocoa powder. And to hip tablespoon of self raising flour. If you don't have self raising sour, you can create your own combination. One cup of all-purpose flour plus 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder and a quarter teaspoon of fine sold. Mix it well and store it in an airtight container in a cool, dark place. Break the chocolate into a bowl, dice the butter, and add it with a pinch of salt. This will allow you to feel the full taste of chocolate. Melt over a pan of generally similar in water. Staring regularly, then removed from the head and let it goal's likely. Crack dx integral large bowl and add the sugar and whisk until light and fluffy. Gently add the flour using the CIF, followed by the cocoa powder. We're doing it so because we want to incorporate it in the most delicate and gentle way, used a whisk to combine and be careful to fold it. If you were to beat it, you would lose the air that will soften your brownie. And this is not what we want. Then we're going to add the melted chocolate and do the same move. Now is the moment where you can add some crankiness into your brownie. My personal choice will be to simply use some crack nuts. Take a large piece of paper, crinkle it under cold water, then unfold it and use it to line a square baking tray. Spawned a mixture into the tray and spread it out evenly. Add the rest of the correct nuts and put it in a preheated oven that 180 degrees Celsius bake for 20 minutes or until crisp on the outside, but still freely moving inside the tree. Liquid to cool for 15 minutes before cutting it. Otherwise, it will spread out and it will bring the heart Bork with put it in so far. Now, let me show you the difference between the fresh one and the frozen one. As you can see, the fresh one is crisp on the outside and full of chocolate on the inside. It seem under cookbook. Trust me, this is the way you want it to be. And on the other hand, we have frozen brownie, which is harder and chewy, but still smooth and with a fresh taste, It's actually perfect for summer day. And the best part is that you don't have to wait until the prostate, you can eat it. Entropies. Have fun doing this recipe. Feel free to add your own feelings, whether it's hazelnuts, coconut flakes, or L. Share with us pictures with your own creation. Enjoy and bon appetit. This is the best part of the online course, right? When you get to eat what you've, what you've taught others. 5. Co-Creating Mini-Pizzas with your Friends: We know the pleasure of sharing a big fat had beads arrived, especially when we are with friends or family. And the thing pizza is that they are easy to make and you have a lot of options. So what I challenge you to do the next time you organize a friend gathering, make them contributors. And that way you will be the host. You will prepare the whole said that the dough, the sauce, and the ingredients. And they will do the rest of the magic. They will create their own combinations. And I'll show you that this will be one of your most memorable nights with them. That being said, let's get started. I will begin by teaching you how to create a quick and no rice dough. First thing we should do is to hydrate the East. We will add one tablespoon of East in 250 milliliters of one water and whisk them. It is very important to have a proper temperature slightly higher than room temperature that will activate the east and will boost the fermentation. It will start proofing and deletes nice and fluffy. In a separate bowl. Mix the dry ingredients, 300 grams of all-purpose flour to teaspoons of sugar, half a teaspoon of salt. And that is optional at two tablespoon of oil and the proof East. Gently fall the drag mixture over until though begins to come together. If you need extra flower, don't be shy and add as much as the adult needs. The same advice is applicable for the water. The next step is the meeting. We will skip this part because we want to have a fluffy and soft potato, sprinkle some flour and put the dough on it. At first, it will be sticky, but needing will help to become nice and smooth. Needed for a few minutes. Can put the music on two or three songs and have fun while you're moving your hands on the rhythm. And lift on the top in big circles. And that's the spirit. Once you're done, live it covered to rest for ten minutes or until you prepare the rest of your ingredients. But keep it in a warm place. The sauce is a very important step because it will create the connection between your ingredients and the dough. And for this, you will need tomato sauce and my secret herbs and spices recipe. I'm going to use one can of tomato paste, one tablespoon of all, if all you want is for each of the following, sold that bar, Faisal, original chili flakes, paprika, garlic powder, and sugar. The sweetness will bring balance to your cells. Give them a mix and tasted. The bark of pizza is that you have plenty of options. Recommend you is to have at least five basic ingredients for your friends. And for this video, I prepared fresh mozzarella, some cut olives, coordinate grains, crispy slices of belt that berm, mushrooms, tomatoes. And for those who are meat lovers, some fine slices of ham. Someone bites and salami or pepperoni. For the assembly Bart own, I have to do is take a fist size piece of dough and spread it with the rolling pin until it has the right thickness. For more fluffiness that demo site for a few minutes. And then proceed. Spread a tablespoon of sauce starting from the middle to the extremities. Cover with a layer of mozzarella. And then let your cravings go wild. Now is the long awaited morning when your guess we'll take action and we'll create their own combinations. For the mini pizza in this course, I chose three combinations that I like. The first one is spicy with salami, red bar, and some chili flakes. The second one contains per student mushrooms and some olives. And the last is a big one. For that, I use bell pepper, corn and tomatoes. Once they are ready, put them in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for eight minutes. The smell so good. It's currency needs fluffy. Look at this. Gorgeous based. And it is amazing, right? It really is. Okay guys, so that's it. We've learned how to create a whole setup for this, mainly Beta, the dough, the sauce, the ingredients. Now you're ready to host your friends and create your own combinations. And if you do so, please take pictures and share them with us inside the course. That way we can all learn from each other. That being said, let's move on to the next recipe. 6. Parmesan Popcorn for Home Cinema: Cuz I do get at impress your friends in pajamas. Even if it's a movie night or just want something to snack on, farmers and popcorn might be the way to go. This recipe is really, really simple. All you need to have some basic ingredients. Half a cup of popcorn kernels, quarter cup of vegetable oil, 50 grams of butter, 100 grams of Parmigiano, Reggiano, half a teaspoon of salt and some black pepper to taste. Now let's make some popcorn. Take apart and fill it with oil before placing the bottom medium heat. When one kernel pops into that hot oil. Then tossing all of your kernels, cover the whole surface area within openly just enough so steam can escape through. But everything gets heated up with good fluffy consistency inside. The popcorn is done when it slows down to a few Bob's between seconds removed from heat and allow for any last book for the kernels into an awaiting large bulk and add the border into the still hot spot and milk. Let that melt two before pouring some on top of those bop to Kernels. Give them a nice shake and citizen with sprinkled Parmesan sold or whatever flavorings you want. And tell us until all book on is coated evenly in Walla. So still think you can't impress your friends in PJs. We bob some parmesan popcorn and see what happens. 7. #YourSecretRecipe: Venezuelan Arepas : So far, I have shown you how to transform some well-known recipes into something that will impress your friends. But now I think it's done for the best bit. Some of us have grandma's secret recipe or some dishes from my travels around the world. My advice to you is don't use those recipes from your collection and share them with your friends. Because preparing the meal that has a story to be told, we'll create more space for other memories to be shared around the table. So for this video, I chose to invite my partner, Alex. Hello there everyone. Alex is a trainer in storytelling and drawing, and he has recently launched his gardening course. We met online while she was in South America. And not only did he come back home to me, but also brought this special traditional recipe of rabbits with him. Does, what's the story of a ribose? Well, I've heard of a rip us for quite some time, many years back, and it's an original recipe from Venezuela and Colombia. And at first, I'll be honest, I wasn't really down and depressed. But then I've heard the story of a friend of mine from Venezuela who decided to open to autopod restaurants in London. And that's when I said, All right, I need to see this for myself. And since then I have been blown away. And yes, in 2020, right before the pandemic, I've had the chance to travel that far south America, and I've had the chance to meet even more people from Venezuela and Colombia, all sharing with them, there are variations on the recipe. And once I came back, I decided, all right, I'm not going to ignore this recipe anymore. I brought in some of that specialized if a flower and I've shared that with all of my friends, and I'm hoping that it will bring the same spice and specialty to your gatherings edit as it brought to the ones I organized. All right, That sounds really interesting. Thank you for your sharing, Alex. Well now I have the daunting task of making this a rebus recipe and digital view as well along the way. And at the end, I'll be the one to judge it to see if it's very close to the recipes I've tried in South America, hashtag, pressure baby. Okay, time to get our hands dirty. Here are the ingredients for Adelaide bus. You will need one cup of water, one cup of milk, two cups of ADA Bettina. And this is a pre-cooked white corn meal that I recommend from Ben. I have the white version, but there is also a yellow 150 grams of butter and one hip disposed of sea salt to a large mixing bowl. Add other Bettina solved in half a cup of water and half a cup of milk. Stair to combine a level at a time, add the rest of the water and milk. And there with your hand, you're looking for adult. It doesn't easily stick to your hands, is moldable and moist. And once you have that consistency, tall, 45 minutes. Scoop out fist sized portions and form into a bowl. Then press that ball. And if the edges crack easily or it feels too dry, add a little more water to moisten. It's a simple dough to work with. It's as easy as rolling into balls and gently forming into disk. Once you're a red bus, are formed, simply pan fry in a little oil to form a crust. A little black name is okay. Let them cook for three minutes each side and then set them aside. You will obtain some crisp on the outside, dendrite and fluffy on the inside or red bus. For the final touch, after we'll let them cool for about five minutes, we're going to create some pockets as such and fill them with grated cheese and small but of him. Now enough talking, I'm curious to see whether this is actually really good. Alright? Alright. My hands on this one. Thank you. So it's very good. If there is one important function, remember when having an Oedipus get it as warm as possible to the test when you enjoyed all of these flavors. Boy, yeah. Really made me curious. Now, definitely hot. This better, true? True. And I get home until you give this one an 8.5 out of ten. But it's more than good enough because 10, that is a high bar to reach. And you can put some sauce on it. And say you. Are that I can recall. Recall. We went Oh, okay, that's it, folks. We're glad we'll share this recipe with you. And we're waiting for your personal recipes that are so in your comments below. And Bon Appetit or how is the bomb? 8. Final Thoughts & Share your Recipes: Hey guys, I'm so happy I showed my recipes and my hex with you. As you can see, many changes happened in my life during this course. And not only getting the new haircut, but I also learned a lot and tested the recipes with my new and old friends. And I saw dozens of positive reactions, especially when we made that many pizzas. And my friends were contributors and they created their own combinations. And I must admit that that brought a lot of joy in our house. But I also have a friend who asked me to give her that is appear for you. So doing Parmesan baskets because he had a date and she wants something special to in France, the guy. And that's the words she told me. Men were right. Glove passes through Selma. And I said, Okay, Another time we organized a South American night with trainings and music and all that stuff. And I misstated that. I rip us where the star of the night. Everyone was asking me, what am I eating here plus that? And we tell them the story and laughter that there were like, Tell me more. We always have a great time when we gather around the movie. And I'll make sure to prepare all kinds of flavored popcorn. And if we want something Sweden, we have brownies in the freezer. Each of this recipe is part of our concept of a larger context if you want. And what I invite you to do is to see quickly as a gift that you give to the close ones when they're coming to you. Saying, welcome to my home. I'm glad I can share this with you. Now. You have five recipes for all kinds of tastes. And this will reframe a little York gatherings. I'm sure you will try at least one of them. And I'm more curious about what will come out with booking your impressions and take some pictures, share them with us. Now, I am so happy that I was your guide throughout this course. And I hope this so quick and easy recipes will transform your friend gatherings into unforgettable experiences. Thank you, and enjoy your meals.